Open Standards Hardware

Open Standards Hardware

Many organisations today are trapped in a cycle of buying servers from traditional big-name manufacturers and then being forced through vendor lock-in mechanisms to remain confined to that one vendor.

This causes additional expenses while limiting the quality and efficiency of your data centre as you are stuck with only a single provider and are blocked off from taking advantage of potentially better deals and options to suit your application.

Another issue is the fact that you’re often limited to a single piece of software as an operating system, again leaving you trapped if at some point down the road you want to seek a better option.

The only way out of that situation is to purchase an entire new solution, which for most businesses isn’t a viable option.  The serious lack of flexibility caused by being vendor locked leaves you unable to respond to the changing business climate.

The future is open standards hardware. As this concept continues to gain popularity, more and more businesses are turning towards open standards hardware instead of going the traditional route.

Benefits of Open Standard Hardware

There are many advantages to utilising open standard hardware. Firstly, it allows your business to maintain fluidity. As things are forever changing in business, being fluid and able to move with the times gives you a big advantage. With open standards hardware you’ll be able to be proactive, recognise changes in your field and always be a step ahead of the game.

Whereas with hardware from the traditional brands, you’ll always be limited with what changes you can make. Even if you are proactive and discover the changes you can make to improve the efficiency and profitability of your business, you just won’t be able to actually put your ideas into action.

With open standards hardware you enjoy serious flexibility. You can change the software running in your data centre at any time and choose from a range of system integrators that adhere to open standards from which to get hardware accessories to your existing equipment, allowing you to find the best hardware for your business’s requirements.

When using open standards hardware, you significantly lower the TCO of your data centre. As you are able to shop around and find 3rd party hardware at competitive prices, your outlay will be a lot less than if you had been limited to a single vendor.

The ability to change your software solution helps protect you from the scenario where you have to buy a full data centre’s worth of new equipment simply because you want to take advantage of an upgrade in software.

Broadberry

Our CyberStore Storage Appliances are ideal options to be configured to meet the requirements of your organisation. Broadberry servers feature full compatibility to all major storage server software. Unlike the majority of boxes from other names in the industry which only offer compatibility with a single operating system.

Our enterprise-grade solutions have been trusted to power some of the world’s largest brands, increasingly so as they move away from traditional hardware vendors to open-standards hardware. Broadberry servers embody the concept of openness and are designed to be the servers of the future. Providing you with flexibility, functionality and high-level performance all for some of the best prices you will find anywhere.